Fincher gets a bill through the House for the first time

First lawmking victory for Tennessee freshman

11:05 PM,
Mar. 8, 2012

Fincher

Written by

Elizabeth Bewley
Gannett Washington Bureau

Rep. Stephen Fincher's bill aimed at making it easier for small- and medium-sized businesses to go public passed the House on Thursday, marking the first major legislative victory for the first-term Republican from Frog Jump.

Fincher's bill formed a key piece of a larger jobs package designed to spur the growth of start-ups and help small businesses raise capital. The group of bills passed the House 390-23 in a rare moment of bipartisan agreement.

All of Tennessee's House members voted for it except Republican Rep. John J. Duncan, Jr. of Knoxville, who did not vote. ...